The Midwest Collage Society (MCS), founded in 2003, promotes collage as a fine art by providing exhibit opportunities and professional development activities to our 52 members.
Meetings are held at 1710 Plainfield Road, Darien IL, usually the first Sunday of the month from 12:30-2:30pm. No meetings in January and July unless otherwise posted.
Midwest Collage Society celebrates over 100 years of Collage As a Fine Art since 1912.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Laura Lein-Svencner collage artist is......Preparing for a Demonstration at Dick Blick's Tomorrow in the Wheaton Store at 79 Danada Square East. Laura will be giving a demonstration on the processes she goes through in creating her collage work. She will show us all the many different ways to alter found papers like maps, old book pages, magazines and the use of the heat seal iron to seal all the papers into place and the use of images and photo transfers. Lein-Svencner will be presenting this demonstation at 11:00 till 1:00 pm. Stop by and take a peek at the new ways collage is being approached. or visit her site and blog at www.lauralein-svencner.com, http://lonecrowart.blogspot.com,http://www.lonecrowgallery.com If interested in a demo or workshop please email her at lonecrow4@comcast.net.

Fiber & Textile Art AwardThe Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair is pleased to announce that we will be giving out the first Fiber & Textile Art Award this year at the fair! The award will be $2,000 to be used for tuition for an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Fiber Arts or Textile Arts. This award is being administered by the Northwest Area Arts Council, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. NAAC administers other scholarships as well. It is made possible by a generous donation from Toni Neil of The Fold. Here is the challenge: We have only until June 30th 2008 to find candidates for the award! WE NEED YOUR HELP! Will you please tell EVERYONE you know about this award? Post it at your places of employment, put it in your newsletters, blogs, forums, lists, tell your church organizations, guilds, clubs, golf buddies, etc, etc and even possibly email it to your friends? Then ask all of them to do the same? You never know where you will find a fiber arts fanatic! Complete information and the application can be found on the web site at FiberAndFolk.com. I know--I put it up there myself just this evening! (If it doesn't show as the first item on the home page, hit your refresh button). Thanks and plan to come and see the first one given away on Sunday, July 20th! See you at the fair! (46 days and counting)! Carol Carol Cassidy-FayerMidwest Fiber & Folk Art FairJuly 18, 19, 20, 2008Join Us at the Fair!FiberAndFolk.com

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Our membership working hard at assembling our 2008-2009 Directories. The box of directories. Busy working on our soul collages. A moment to share ideas and reflect. Looking great for images.

Re cap on the June 1st meeting. Our membership invited Kathy Boe to do a mini workshop on Soul Collage. I know that we all jump in and started cutting away, eager for more. We'll have to set up another session soon. We also were able to assemble our directory which are printed up bi annual. No meeting in July but look for more detail coming up for August meetings.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

The Alliance of Fine Art is sponsoring a juried fine art exhibition July 22 through August 23, 2008 at the historic national landmark, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, Illinois. The “Restoration” theme of the exhibit ties in with the restoration of Mayslake Peabody Estate, host to many theater, music, lectures and workshops. Entry date is July 19.The Alliance of Fine Art is a non-profit, professional association of fine art organizations formed to advance fine art education and promote the arts. For Prospectus and entry form please go to: www.allianceoffineart.com

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MCS Exhibit Book

The Midwest Collage Society has a book of their last Exhibit, Balance-Off Balance, Curator Robin Rios of 4Arts Inc and Co-Curator of Zhou B. Art Center present this exhibit of Midwest Collage Society work.
http://www.blurb.com/b/4589204-off-balance-balance

Members

The MCS has over fifty members from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Most members reside in the Chicago area. All members are professional artists who exhibit regularly in urban and suburban galleries. Many exhibit in other states, and a few exhibit internationally. The backgrounds of our members are varied, and range from those with graduate training in the fine arts to the self-taught. Many work in fields outside of the art-related professions. The diverse experience of our members is one of the Midwest Collage Society's greatest assets, and has contributed to our growth.

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Ode to Collage Artists

We walk around always looking down,Searching for things to pick up off the ground.Leaves and paper or bits of string,We can use just about anything.While others may watch us and shake their head,We just cram the stuff in our pockets and forge on ahead.Home we go can't wait to start, what would we do if we didn't love Art?We empty our pockets to peruse all our treasures, amazed this junk gives us great pleasures.We crumple and tear, we sand and we paint, And we can't forget the glues and paste.Amazed with the things we can create from someone else waste.When were done some will say we just made it look old, But when we look upon it, All we see is Gold!

by Debbie Wojnarowski

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History

The Midwest Collage Society (MCS), founded in 2003, promotes collage as a fine art by providing exhibit opportunities and professional development activities to our members.

Meetings and Dues

MCS generally meets on the first Sunday of each month (excluding January and July), from 12:30 to 3:00 PM in Darien, IL. Since many members live well beyond this area, the MCS uses its newsletter, group website, and regular e-mail communication to provide all members with timely information about planned exhibits and program content. Annual dues are twenty dollars ($20.00). Members also pay nominal fees for meeting workshops and exhibit entries. Membership dues are payable in April of each year.

Meetings are held at the Darien Municipal Center, 1710 Plainfield Road, Darien, IL.